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The largest Broad Telecom ETFs

There are 10 US-listed broad telecom ETFs, with $33.13B in combined net assets.

The largest is Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC) at $22.26B, followed by VOX at $5.93B.

Expense ratios run from 0.08% to 0.95% a year (median 0.37%).

The 10 largest

The largest Broad Telecom ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 XLC Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund $22.26B0.08%1.38%-14.4%-11.5%+17.1%+5.6%
2 VOX Vanguard Communication Services ETF $5.93B†0.09%1.05%-7.3%-5.5%+22.2%+6.0%
3 FCOM Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF $1.73B0.08%1.03%-7.5%-5.8%+22.1%+5.8%
4 IYZ iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF $1.24B0.37%1.69%+18.2%+22.4%+28.4%+6.6%
5 XTL SPDR S&P Telecom ETF $712.2M0.35%0.99%+27.6%+27.5%+45.9%+16.5%
6 NXTG First Trust Indxx NextG ETF $563.9M0.7%1.31%+41.5%+38.9%+34.9%+16.6%
7 IXP iShares Global Comm Services ETF $518.8M0.37%3.58%-8.8%-10.2%+20.9%+7.0%
8 FDCF Fidelity Disruptive Communications ETF $101.1M0.5%0.06%+4.2%+0.7%+28.4%—
9 RSPC Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Servic… $55.8M0.4%1.2%-13.4%-13.1%+12.1%—
10 LTL ProShares Ultra Communication Services Leveraged $6.3M0.95%1.35%-26.7%-26.3%+29.9%+13.3%

Returns are total returns with distributions reinvested (3 and 5 years annualized), as of Oct 30, 2026.

How the top 5 compare

    Growth of each fund’s value from the start of the range, distributions reinvested. The dashed gray line is the S&P 500 (SPY).

    All 10 Broad Telecom ETFs

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    All Broad Telecom ETFs
    Fund IssuerNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    XLC Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund SPDR (State Street)$22.26B0.08%1.38%-14.4%-11.5%+5.6%
    VOX Vanguard Communication Services ETF Vanguard$5.93B†0.09%1.05%-7.3%-5.5%+6.0%
    FCOM Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF Fidelity$1.73B0.08%1.03%-7.5%-5.8%+5.8%
    IYZ iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF iShares$1.24B0.37%1.69%+18.2%+22.4%+6.6%
    XTL SPDR S&P Telecom ETF SPDR (State Street)$712.2M0.35%0.99%+27.6%+27.5%+16.5%
    NXTG First Trust Indxx NextG ETF First Trust$563.9M0.7%1.31%+41.5%+38.9%+16.6%
    IXP iShares Global Comm Services ETF iShares$518.8M0.37%3.58%-8.8%-10.2%+7.0%
    FDCF Fidelity Disruptive Communications ETF Fidelity$101.1M0.5%0.06%+4.2%+0.7%—
    RSPC Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Communication Servic… Invesco$55.8M0.4%1.2%-13.4%-13.1%—
    LTL ProShares Ultra Communication Services Leveraged ProShares$6.3M0.95%1.35%-26.7%-26.3%+13.3%

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